Going to paint my first car this weekend!!!

Well I'm going to paint the 59 caddy this weekend. Been a long process. I'm a little nervous that I'm going to screw the car up, but what the hell sometimes you just have to go for it. It's going to have a blue metal flake job on the roof with dark navy on the body with some scallops. I'll post some shots as soon as i can.
Wish me luck folks.

 

Well if nobody else will, I'LL wish ya luck!

Just remember to take your time, read all the instructions on the cans(and FOLLOW them) and don't freak if ya screw up---just go with the flow.

I remember my first, and I screwed it up...but I fixed it. That was 30 years ago ...still makin mistakes to this day

 

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Well if nobody else will, I'LL wish ya luck!

Just remember to take your time, read all the instructions on the cans(and FOLLOW them) and don't freak if ya screw up---just go with the flow.

I remember my first, and I screwed it up...but I fixed it. That was 30 years ago ...still makin mistakes to this day


[/ QUOTE ] rattle cans? ok how many cans is it gonna take to paint this land yacht? we should of had a pool!!!1 i say about 37

 

Good luck. Im hoping to do my 1st jab at paint in the up coming weeks as well.

 

Good luck to both of you. Wear a good cartridge mask as well. Tack rag twice. It's rewarding.

 

Best of luck amigo. The 1st car I painted went fine until the 3rd coat of clear. I hosed down the garage floor to keep the dust down. As I finished shooting the hood, I stepped back to make sure that I got the whole thing by bending down low enough to get a good visual. Of course I stepped on the head of the hose and shot a stream of water all over the car. Lots of sanding and swearing involved after that, but the bottom line is, you cannot do anything with paint that can't be undone if it is not to your standards.

 

Leave yourself plenty of space to walk around it and watch your hose(s).

 

i know ABSOLUTELY nothing about painting a car, but i appreciate the work and effort it will take. here's hoping it turns out great.

and why didn't you start out with a big car for your first?

 

Barefoot,

If she starts to sag stop, if she starts to run chase it all the way to the bottom and cut it off with a razor blade. Just kidding but I have seen "that" paint job on a '53 chev here in town...Quality Good Luck.

swdobbs....

 

go nice and slow do not try to rush it. the cleaner the car and area your going to be painting the better it comes out. a good paint job is all about the prep. if you see any thing in the primer before paint (sand scratches ,pinholes) sand that area more. if you get a run or **** up it can always be sanded and polished out.

you may want a second person to help with keeping the hose away from the car.

make sure all water is drained from the compressor.

 

I just did my first car this winter too.. It does seem a little overwelming at first but after the gun is set, it really isn't to bad!!

I would recommned an air dryier... I bought one at Nappa, kind of a disposable one that acutally threads onto the hose right before the gun is attached. I found this out the hard way after the first coat was put on.

I did drain the compressor, and put a dryer right after the compressor, but depending on how much hose you have, there is some condensation in the hose itself which came through the gun....

The little disposable one came in a pack of two for about 10 or 15 bucks, and was way worth it.. Depending on how much paint you are putting through you may even get away with only one.


Good luck, and make sure you take lots of pictures!!!!

steve

 

Don't sweat it. You prept it the first time you can do it again.

Enjoy the ride and make sure we see it. Even if you do screw it up.

You'll do just fine. Luck to you.

 

another trick if you dont get the golf ball water filters mentioned above is to wrap a paper towel around the gun fitting and tape it up.

 

Wrap a towel around the cup.Blue paper shop towel works fine and secure it with a rubber band.
Mine all claim to be dripless....yeah, right!
Anyone recommend a gun that is truely dripless?

 

Always use a NEW roller!!! ROFL

Good Luck!

 

Thanks guys, I've got the car in pretty good shape. I have read everything and talked to a lot of folks. I'm able to use a friends spray booth which is huge. So here goes nothing. I'll post in a couple of weeks the shots. I have to use my brother digital camera.
I want to thank all of you for the tips.

 

Here's a tip for ya....your air line is going to get hung under the wheel at some point when you are circling the car...take 4 old brake shoes and cram it on the outside corner of each tire. Another trick, if you are somewhat vertically challenged, is to let the air out of the tires...often allows you to reach the center of the top better. And if your quick-coupling on the hose leaks any, wrap it with one of the blue shop towels and masking tape, because water will condense and spew there, right at the most inopertune time.

Brian